Mentor Graphics and MACO Offer Key Communications Technology for Expedition Users.Business Editors / High-Tech Writers Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) today announced that Matsushita Electronic Components Co., Ltd. (MACO MACo Maryland Association of Counties MACO Military Assault Command Operations (gaming) MACO Mars Atmospheric Constellation Observatory MACO Medallic Art Company MACO Marshalling Area Control Officer ), a leading advanced printed circuit board company, will now offer AutoActive(R) technology for the MACO PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ALIVH ALIVH Any-Layer, Inner Via Hole (Matsushita Electronics Components Company) (R)(Printed Circuit Board Any Layer Interstitial In a separate window. See interstitial ad. (World-Wide Web) interstitial - A World-Wide Web page that appears before the expected content page. Interstitials can be used for advertising (intermercial, transition ad) or to confirm that the user is old enough to view the Via Hole) design kit for Mentor Graphics(R) Expedition(TM) PCB, Board Station(R) RE and SFX SFX Special Effects SFX Self Extracting (data compression) SFX SpreadFireFox (IRC) SFX Sound Effect(s) SFX Side Effects (counter-strike gaming clan) RE users. ALIVH is the key PCB technology that makes it possible to decrease the size of cellular phones. Mentor Graphics and MACO jointly endorse AutoActive as the industry standard PCB layout technology that enables ALIVH to improve the productivity of their mutual customers. Through Mentor's OpenDoor(SM) program, MACO now has qualified Mentor products using AutoActive technology to support and test its advanced ALIVH manufacturing process. "More and more cellular phone manufacturers are selecting ALIVH for decreasing the size of cellular phones and increasingly using Mentor's AutoActive technology to quicken time to design," said Naohiro Inui, team leader of products engineering group, printed circuit board business unit, network device company, MACO. "Therefore, this partnership is a natural collaboration and we feel confident that AutoActive is one of the best technologies for advanced PCB design today." ALIVH is sophisticated via manufacturing technology, which can create unique challenges for PCB designers. Mentor Graphics board products have the capability of handling this sophisticated technology during both interactive and automatic design. MACO has successfully used the Mentor board design tools for these types of designs. "Our users in the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. have stringent requirements for designing their printed circuit boards and AutoActive technology is the only solution to meet these requirements," said Henry Potts, general manager and vice president, Systems Design Division, Mentor Graphics. "This partnership strengthens our strategy to support and provide access to a diverse number of partner companies like MACO that offer integrated, leading-edge software solutions that complement the Mentor Graphics suite of tools in all aspects of the design process." Availability The design kit for ALIVH will be available immediately and provided free of charge for all customers using AutoActive technology, including Expedition PCB, Board Station RE and SFX RE. About Matsushita Electronic Components Co., Ltd. Established in 1976, Matsushita Electronic Components Co., Ltd. provides components and devices that have contributed to industrial development worldwide. Corporate headquarters is located at 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka 571-8506, Japan. World Wide Web site: http://www.maco.panasonic.co.jp. About Mentor Graphics Corporation Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $600 million and employs approximately 3,500 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 13,991 at the 2000 census, and as of 2005 was estimated to be 16,510.[1] Geography Wilsonville is located at (45.306805, -122. 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com. Mentor Graphics, AutoActive, and BoardStation are registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. OpenDoor is a servicemark and Expedition is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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